eFront 3.6.0 build 6152 now available

[periklis]

The eFront team announces the availablity of eFront 3.6.0 build 6152
This is mainly a maintenance release, addressing issues that have come up since the last update. In addition, there are a few new features, the most important being the ability to import IMS compatible content. You will also notice some changes in the users' personal page layout, which were put to improve performance and ease of use.
Since this is a release on the 3.6.0 line, you don't have to run the upgrade script. Simply unpack the new files on top of your current installation. You can also download only the changed files (as compared to the initial 3.6.0 release)

Starting with this release, we will be providing diff files for CSS and language files, which will facilitate template designers and translators (download files at the end of this post).

The changelog for this version follows:
- Added IMS importing functionality
- Fixed issue with "Redirect after logout to" when input starts with http:// (EF-520)
- Added toggle to html mode in module billboard
- Fixed problem of displaying link for tests reports in community version
- Fixed problem about conflicted forms with entities
- Fixed paths in smiles icons for chat
- Fixed bug about export chat history (EF-526)
- Fixed bug about importing user with invalid user type
- Fixed js error about undefined getPeriodicData
- Added disable tooltip option
- Fixed test analysis charts not loading with PHP 5.1.x
- Fixed voucher code not being accepted as valid in certain circumstances
- Fixed free enrollment not working with encrypted urls
- Fixed questions correction from the professor (un)setting unit completion status
- Fixed refresh of sidebar when changing lesson in professor
- Added header hide option
- Added job self-registering and activating supervisor with branch information custom profile field
- Added hiddenHeader style for horizontal template
- Fixed problem with unicode characters in calendar tooltip
- Fixed problem in horizontal themes with search box by calling eF_formatTitlePath that was missing
- Fixed forum configuration panel that was missing
- Fixed EF-534. If a lesson is available only via course, it can not be hidden from catalog
- Fixed error when adding additional option in multiple questions with IE7
- Added additional check whether themes directories are recursively writable
- Fixed copying media along with questions and tests
- Fixed issue when editing a notification (EF-539)
- Fixed error in selecting recipients in community edition (EF-537)
- Fixed SCORM score reporting in user and test reports
- Fixed test reporting for SCORM test units
- Fixed nested categories indentation
- Fixed problem with editor templates in Internet Explorer
- Fixed deleting multiple units at once
- Disabled copying to a lesson from itself

Enjoy!

[skippybosco]

Thanks to the team for the continued efforts.

The switch to updates every couple of weeks is a testament to the commitment of the team to the product as well as to the support of the Community.

Continued success!

[papagel]

This incremental update for v3.6 includes IMS support for all eFront editions.

Many tools can export content in IMS format.
For example you can download all free courses from the British open-university in IMS format. For more information on that check the link below:
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resourc ... ?id=346010

Below I include also the link to the major learning topics on open-university.
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/

For every topic there is a download link on the left of the page. You should download using the IMS Content Package format.

[shalb]

Hi,

is it possible, regularly to inform about the additions and improvements of the several editions. I am translating and see, that there have to be new functions from the words I translate. For example, there is a supervisor role now in enterprise edition (in educational, too??). I mean more to explain it.
As I am also writing a manual (so far in German), this would be important for that, too.

Thanks,
Stefan

[manishgidwani01]

While working with new IMS Feature, I got this error:

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Fatal error: Class 'EfrontContentTreeSCORM' not found in C:\wamp\www\efront_3.6.0_build6152\libraries\ims.class.php on line 107

Here is the link to file I was trying to import:

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/blocks/formats/logrequest.php?url=/file.php/3364/downloads/MU120_4M5_ims_cp.zip

Any suggestions how to fix it?
Thanks,

[papagel]

The Supervisor role is not new in this edition - actually is part of the Enterprise edition of eFront since v3.5.5
For more info check here:
http://docs.efrontlearning.net/index.ph ... Enterprise

Perhaps there is a slight different language usage in this edition. We have added .diff files for incremental builds for both css and language files so you can easily identify what has been changed.

Be well,
S.P

Hi,

is it possible, regularly to inform about the additions and improvements of the several editions. I am translating and see, that there have to be new functions from the words I translate. For example, there is a supervisor role now in enterprise edition (in educational, too??). I mean more to explain it.
As I am also writing a manual (so far in German), this would be important for that, too.

Thanks,
Stefan

[papagel]

While working with new IMS Feature, I got this error:

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Fatal error: Class 'EfrontContentTreeSCORM' not found in C:\wamp\www\efront_3.6.0_build6152\libraries\ims.class.php on line 107

Here is the link to file I was trying to import:

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/blocks/formats/logrequest.php?url=/file.php/3364/downloads/MU120_4M5_ims_cp.zip

Any suggestions how to fix it?
Thanks,

I checked this error with our team and it is due to versions differentiation. The community and community++ does not include the needed SCORM class that IMS use for the content packaging (Your import would work just fine on educational/enterprise editions). Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. It will be solved in an intermediary version.

[shalb]

Oops! I did miss the supervisor role so far, and as it comes with the new language additions, I thought it was new. I will check that now.
The language and css diff files are a good improvement. Thank you for that.

[tesseris]

While working with new IMS Feature, I got this error:

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Fatal error: Class 'EfrontContentTreeSCORM' not found in C:\wamp\www\efront_3.6.0_build6152\libraries\ims.class.php on line 107

Here is the link to file I was trying to import:

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/blocks/formats/logrequest.php?url=/file.php/3364/downloads/MU120_4M5_ims_cp.zip

Any suggestions how to fix it?
Thanks,

Hello manishgidwani01,

To fix this issue add the following function in the libraries\ims.class.php file before the import function (~Line 53)

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public static function formID($id) {
    return trim(preg_replace("/\s+/", " ", rawurldecode($id)));
}

In the same file replace (~Line 102)

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$references[$key]['IDENTIFIERREF'] = EfrontContentTreeSCORM :: form_id($value['attributes']['IDENTIFIERREF']);

with

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$references[$key]['IDENTIFIERREF'] = EfrontIMS :: formID($value['attributes']['IDENTIFIERREF']);

and (~Line 107)

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$resources[$key] =  EfrontContentTreeSCORM :: form_id($value['attributes']['IDENTIFIER']);

with

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$resources[$key] =  EfrontIMS :: formID($value['attributes']['IDENTIFIER']);

Regards,
G

[manishgidwani01]

Thanks G!

It worked. I have attached the fixed file libraries/ims.class.php here; just anybody can replace this file and it will work. IMS is great feature.

Cheers,
Manish